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Terms Used In Maryland Code, AGRICULTURE 5-302

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The Secretary at least once a year shall determine by inspection the health and general condition of the horticultural and agricultural interests in each county of the State.

(b) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations governing the certification of nurseries and the licensing of dealers and brokers, develop a system for establishing plant standards, including pest free stock, develop a program for preventing the sale or distribution of plants that may be infested or infected with dangerously injurious pests, and establish reasonable fees, not to exceed $25, for services provided under this subtitle.

(c) All fees collected under the provisions of this subtitle shall be placed in a fund known as the “Plant Protection Fund” and used to partially defray the expense of administering this subtitle. Any unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the general funds of the State.